You didn't know it, but while blogging
last night I was also fighting one of the fiercest battles of my
life. Just before bed, Kieran went into the bathroom and came out
saying, “Eww, gross, there's all kinds of little bugs on the
counter.” What I came to discover was that they were not little
tiny bugs. They were, in fact, SPIDER HATCHLINGS. And they were
coming out of the faucet and surrounding areas (faucet handles, etc.)
by the dozens. Finally, there was only one way to handle the
situation:
Since I know that some of you don't get
jokes, I'll let you know that I didn't actually burn up the camper,
and just found a photo on the internet.
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Last night was another night of rain on
the roof (I love it when it rains at night), but was also the second
night this week that one of our smoke/methane/CO2 detectors (there are lots of them in
a camper) had the battery start to die and chirp at us all night
long. When I finally got out of bed in a fit of sleepy rage at 5am to
rip it off the wall like a grown-up, I also killed the very last of the
demon spiderlings. Without torching the camper.
This morning we headed to hike the
Devisadero trail, and hiked up to a beautiful overlook that gave a
stunning view of Taos, the flatlands and mountains, and the Rio
Grande gorge. Nearly 4 mile round trip, with more than 800 feet of
elevation on the ascent.
Needless to say, we were all kind of
pooped, because we are still getting acclimated to the elevation. And
we were all looking forward to lunch at Michael's Kitchen, a great
restaurant and bakery. And there was a long line to get in, and it
was hot. And then suddenly there was a little yell and I heard Liz
saying “catch her, catch her, catch her” as Izzie fainted.
Luckily, we did catch her, and her eyes were back open within
seconds. Everybody as the restaurant was very nice, bringing us water
and juice and making sure she's okay. And she was. And for everybody
who's worrying right now, SHE's FINE. Honestly, I think she handled
it better than the rest of us.
The bakery was amazing, with donuts and cinnamon rolls as big as your head. And then we checked out awesomely weird downtown Taos.
The bakery was amazing, with donuts and cinnamon rolls as big as your head. And then we checked out awesomely weird downtown Taos.
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| My hand is actually about 6 inches above. It's huge. (The roll, not my hand.) |
We got home from lunch and all laid
down for an epic nap that lasted more than two hours. Obviously, Iz slept between Liz and I, since we were both still having a parental moment. After that, Liz
and I met up with Mom and Dad at the historic Taos Inn for a beverage
and live music. And the music was incredible. Mostly bluegrass and
old-timey stuff, with some acoustic and jazz and tejano thrown in.
Brent Berry, Taos NM, check it out.
And so now it is very nearly bedtime
again. See you soon.
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